Counties with the Most Wildfires in New Mexico
The top 25 of 33 New Mexico counties on GIS Map, ranked by the number of wildfires reported to a federal, state or local agency between 1992 and 2024.
| # | County | Recorded wildfires |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio Arriba County | 2,746 |
| 2 | San Juan County | 2,225 |
| 3 | Catron County | 1,954 |
| 4 | Sandoval County | 1,526 |
| 5 | Eddy County | 1,411 |
| 6 | Lincoln County | 1,079 |
| 7 | Chaves County | 1,050 |
| 8 | Otero County | 1,048 |
| 9 | Valencia County | 1,025 |
| 10 | Grant County | 1,002 |
| 11 | San Miguel County | 970 |
| 12 | Lea County | 844 |
| 13 | Colfax County | 832 |
| 14 | Socorro County | 818 |
| 15 | Roosevelt County | 767 |
| 16 | Taos County | 750 |
| 17 | Santa Fe County | 741 |
| 18 | Cibola County | 621 |
| 19 | Mora County | 595 |
| 20 | Torrance County | 537 |
| 21 | Bernalillo County | 507 |
| 22 | McKinley County | 336 |
| 23 | Union County | 289 |
| 24 | Sierra County | 286 |
| 25 | De Baca County | 277 |
Source: USFS Fire Program Analysis Fire Occurrence Database (1992-2024). All counties with data are ranked. Estimates carry margins of error.
Citing this page: GIS Map, “Counties with the Most Wildfires in New Mexico”, https://gismap.land/rankings/new-mexico/most-wildfires-counties. Figures from USFS Fire Program Analysis Fire Occurrence Database (1992-2024).
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